Master of Arts in Political Science

The department offers a Master of Arts degree in Political Science. The two-year program is academically rigorous, offering a variety of courses that provide a strong foundation in global politics, comparative and regional politics, theory, and research design. Our seminar courses cover subjects such as critical race theory, imperialism, religion and politics, right-wing movements, gender and politics, immigration and border politics, international law, revolutions, and American democracy.

We are committed to making our program welcoming to students from different parts of the world. Our recent cohorts have included students from Mexico, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Somalia, Colombia, Sweden, Brazil, Germany, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Japan, France, and Pakistan.

You will be asked to list the institutions you attended, dates of attendance, and any degrees earned. You will be asked to provide any test scores available or dates of any future tests. Graduate applicants with international coursework are required to submit transcripts (academic) and proof of degree (diploma/degree certificate) both in the original-language and an English translation, from all post-secondary schools attended, to Graduate Admissions. Transcripts/grade reports are required from all post-secondary schools attended. The student must have earned at least 30 units of coursework listed on the official program of study with a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Review the graduate requirements by Country web page for country-specific information. Failure to submit the required country-specific documents listed will result in your application being canceled. Official transcripts have been received indicating English as the principal language of instruction. All graduate and post-baccalaureate applicants (regardless of citizenship status) applying to SDSU from an international institution where the medium of instruction was not English must submit one of the following as proof of English proficiency:
TOEFL minimum score of 80 iBT, 550 PBT. IELTS overall score of 6.5 or higher.